Peter Lorange is President of the Graduate School of Business Administration (GSBA) Zurich. He was formerly President of IMD, from July 1993 until April 2008, and is now Emeritus Professor at IMD.

He was previously President of the Norwegian School of Management in Oslo. Before this, Professor Lorange was affiliated with the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, for more than a decade, in various assignments, including director of the Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies, and The William H. Wurster Center for International Management Studies, as well as The William H. Wurster Professor of Multinational Management. He has also taught for eight years at the Sloan School of Management (MIT).

Peter Lorange is Norwegian. He received his undergraduate education from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business, was awarded an MA degree in Operations Management from Yale University, and his Doctor of Business Administration degree from Harvard University.
He holds Honorary Doctorates from Pecs University, Moscow State University, Copenhagen Business School, Estonian Business School and Lund University. He is an Honorary Member of EFMD.

Professor Lorange has written or edited 18 books and some 120 articles. His area of special interest is Global Strategic Management, Strategic Planning and Shipping Management. He has conducted extensive research on multinational management, strategic planning processes, and internally generated growth processes.

He serves on the board of directors of several corporations including: Globalpraxis, Zaruma Resources, Preferred Global Health, Seaspan Corporation and Copenhagen Consulting Company.